Smoking-pipe.



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n SMOKING MPE. APPLICATON FILED APR. 6, I9l6.

Patented Jan.16,1917

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WALTER C. ROGERS, OF KILKENNY, MINNESOTA.

SMOKING-PIPE.

Application filed April G, 1916.

T ZZ whom t may concern Be it known that l, lVALTEn C. ROGERS, a citizenof the United States, residing at Kilkenny, in the county of Lesueur andState of Minnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements inSmoking-Pipes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to smoking pipes, and it has particularreference, to a smoking pipe which is equipped with a magazine forholding a supply of tobaccov and with means for transferring tobaccofrom the magazine to the bowl of the pipe while an ignited portion of aprevious charge is still contained in the bowl, thus enabling thesmoking of the pipe to be continued without interruption as long as anytobacco remains in the magazine.

The invention has for its object to simplify and improve theconstruction of the magazine and the means for transferring tobacco fromthe magazine to the bowl.

Vith these and other ends in view which will readily appear as thenaturev of the invention is better understood, the same consists in theimproved construction and novel arrangement and combination of partswhich will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed outin the claims.

ln the accompanying drawing has been illustrated a simple and preferredfor-m of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitationis necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited,but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of theclaims may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pipe constructed inaccordance with the invention and showing the plunger in retractedposition. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the plungerprojected in the act of charging the bowl. Fig. 3 is a transversesectional view taken on the line 3 3 in Fig. 1. Fig. llis a sectionalview taken on the line 1e-4.- in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a sectional viewtaken on the line 5--5 in Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of theguide tube for the plunger.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by likecharacters of reference.

rlhe invention has been shown applied to an ordinary tobacco pipe, thebowl of which is designated by and the stem by 16, said stem having abore 17 opening at one end into the bowl at 18 and communicating atSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented dan. 16, 1917.,

serial no. 89,392.

the other end with the mouth piece 19 which is inserted into an enlargedthreaded portion 20 of the bore.

The stem is provided in the upper portion thereof with a longitudinalgroove or recess 21 in which is fitted an approximately tubularguide`22, one end of which extends into an aperture 23 formed in thebowl adjacent to the stem and opening into the bowl some distance abovethe port 18 of the bore 17. The other end of the tubular guide .isprovided with notches 23 engaged by a ferrulc 24 which is fitted on theend of the stem 17 and which thus assists in securing the tubular guidein position on the stem. The tubular guide 22 has a longitudinal slot 25adia cent to which longitudinal flanges 26 are formed forthc attachmentof the magazine 27. The latter consists of a cylinder having alongitudinal slot 28 through which, when the cylinder is mounted inposition, its interior communicates with the slot of the tubular guide22. The magazine, which may be mounted and secured in any convenientmanner on the flanges 26 of the guide, has been shown as being providednear one end with a saddle piece 29 resting on the ferrule 24. One endof the magazine which is closed abuts on the bowl 15; the other end ofthe magazine which is open is provided with a lid or cover 30 which maybe pivotally or otherwise movably connected therewith. The tubular guide22 accommodates a longitudinally movable plunger 31 which may beactuated by means of a handle 32 that extends through a slot 33 in theside wall of the tubular guide. When the plunger is pressed in thedirection of the bowl to the limit of its movement, the inner end ofsaid plunger will lie flush with the interior of the bowl. The plungerhas been shown as being provided in its underside with a longitudinalgroove or recess 34 for the purpose of clearing that portion of theferrule 24 which projects above the longitudinal recess 21 in the pipestem.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that normallycommunication is cut off between the bowl and the magazine by theplunger 31. When the pipe bowl as well as the magazine is charged withtobacco, the tobacco contained in the bowl may be ignited and consumedin the usual manner. When the bowl is nearly empty, by manipulating theplunger, a portion of the tobacco contained in the magazine will passinto the tubular guide and may be forced from the latter into the pipebowl directly below that layer of tobacco which is still ignited, theignited layer being forced upward by the introduction of the charge fromthe magazine. One or more charges may thus be transferred from themagazine to the bowl by manipulation of the plunger. This operation maybe repeated as often as may be necessary, and the smoker may thuscontinue the enjoyment of the pipe without necessity of relighting thesame for a period which is only limited by the capacity of the magazine.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

l. A smoking pipe comprising a stem and a bowl, amagazine supported onthe stem adjacent to the bowl, a guide tube intermediate the bowl andthe magazine, said tube being in communication with the bowl and alsowith the magazine, and a plunger operating in the guide tube to transferthe contents of the magazine to the bowl.

2. In a smoking pipe, a bowl having a stem provided with the customarylongitudinal bore, said stem having also a recess communicating with an.aperture in the bowl above the longitudinal bore, a guide tube fittedin the recess and extending into the aperture of the bowl, said guidehaving a longitudinal slot and flanges adjacent thereto, a magazinesupported on the iianges and having a slot communicating with the slotin the tubular guide, and a manually operable plunger` movable in the'longitudinal guide.

3. In a smoking pipe, a bowl having a stem provided with the customarylongitudinal bore, said stem having also a recess communicating with anaperture in the bowl above the longitudinal bore, a guide tube fitted inthe recess and extending into the aperture of the bowl, said guidehaving a longitudinal slot and flanges adjacent thereto, a magazinesupported on the ianges and having a slot communicating with the slot inthe tubular guide, and a manually operable plunger movable in thelongitudinal guide, said plunger having a handle and the tubular guidehaving a slot through which the handle extends.

4. A smoking pipe comprising a bowl and a stem, the latter having anannular groove and the bowl having an aperture communieating with saidannular groove, a ferrulc on the stem, a tubular guide extending at oneend into the aperture of the bowl and provided at its other end withnotches engaging the ferrule, said tubular guide having a longitudinalslot and ianges adjacent thereto, a magazine supported and secured onthe flanges and having a longitudinal slot communicating with the slotof the tubular guide, a plunger slidable in the tubular guide and havingin its underside a recess to accommodate the ferrule, and means foroperating the plunger.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WALTER C. ROGERS.

Witnesses:

MAUDE ROGERS, GUY CULVER.

`Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C.

